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Casio Data Bank Calculator Watch DBC-610 Rewind
Posted by: b_andersen Spammers try daily to post comments to old stories here on GMT+9. Our site has pretty good spam filters and catches most of them. After deleting the spam, I turn off comments on the old posts so spammers can’t try and post there anymore. Anyone who …
The Jean Dunand Grand Complication: 12 Complications For Sale (VIDEO)
We've shown you the entire Jean Dunand collection in video...except one. Check out the Shabaka and tourbillon orbital here, and the Palace here. The most complicated watch from JD, however, is the Grand Complication. The thing costs over $800,000 new, and each piece is …
DOXA 1200T NUMA LE (turquoise)
By TLex When I think of DOXA, I think orange. In fact DOXA call themselves the inventors of orange. So why would their latest limited edition diver, the 1200T NUMA have a turquoise dial?Whilst meeting with Clive Cussler the grandfather of the American action adventure …
Corum opens watch boutique in Geneva
(Click image for gallery - 3 photos) CORUM establishes itself on the shores of Lake Léman with the opening of its first own-name boutique in Switzerland, located in Geneva In the year the watch brand is celebrating half a century of its flagship Admiral's Cup collection and …
ARCTOS Elite SEKM Black-Wave Review
BACKGROUND ARCTOS have a watchmaking tradition that dates back to 1923. Their watches are made in Pforzheim, Germany using Swiss ETA and European mechanical movements. SEKM is named after the German 'Spezialisierten Einsatzkräften der Marine', which means ‘Special Marine …
Patek Philippe Watches Offer Great “Pick Up Line” In New Ad Campaign
Given the status that Patek Philippe holds in the watch community, I can safely hold them to a very high standard - even in their marketing. Starting in August of 2010, Patek Philippe will roll out a new advertising campaign for its womens watches. Watch advertising is …
IWC Ingenieur Automatic Mission Earth Edition "Adventure Ecology"
IWC Ingenieur Automatic Mission Earth Edition "Adventure Ecology" is a limited edition timepiece in 1000 pieces. It is known for its reliabilty under the most extreme conditions.
Nominees Announced For the 2010 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve Watch Awards
The Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve is the Swiss watch making industry's award night (though not all the nominees are Swiss brands) celebrating and awarding the previous year's most interesting watches in a few categories. The awards are slanted to high-end timepieces, …
A Turquoise dialed DOXA? Blame it on Clive Cussler
Though DOXA has a long history with some impressive milestones (Bugatti dash clocks, 8-day movements included), they are best known for their SUB series of dive watches that debuted in the late 1960s. The DOXA SUB was distinctive for its cushion case, beads-of-rice bracelet …
Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO Jerome Lambert and model/actress Elisa Sednaoui attend party in honor of director Quentin Tarantio
(Click image for gallery - 4 photos) Franca Sozzani, chief redactor of L'Uomo Vogue invited a select group of guests to a party in honour of Quentin Tarantino, president of the 67th International Film Festival Jury. Jaeger-LeCoultre was honored to offer an engraved Reverso …
A Century-Old Longines and Agassiz Sign: A Great Addition to Your Workshop Wall
Yes it just ended on eBay but we're gonna show it to you anyway. This is one of the coolest antique watch signs we have ever seen: a steel handpainted Longines and Agassiz sign that appears to be a century old. The sign is signed by “Frank Yonts” who upon further research …
IWC Da Vinci Chronograph - IWC Da Vinci Collection
IWC Da Vinci Chronograph main functions are hours, minutes; subsidiary seconds; chronograph with flyback function; and date on the subdial at 6.
IWC Ingenieur Automatic Mission Earth Edition "Adventure Ecology"
IWC Ingenieur Automatic Mission Earth Edition "Adventure Ecology" is a limited edition timepiece in 1000 pieces. It is known for its reliabilty under the most extreme conditions.
IWC: The Book, The Manufacture
I did a survey on Luxist within the last year that was a survey of the “best” luxury watch brands according to the site’s readers who participated in the poll. I had to choose five brands, and among those was IWC. With a strong, focused product line, and an emphasis on …
New Rose Gold Monaco V4
Each year the annual Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve awards are presented to recognise the best in the year of Swiss watch making. This year, TAG Heuer is nominated in three categories: Men’s Watches (TAG Heuer 300 SLR) Design and Concept watches (TAG Heuer Monaco V4) and …
D-wade rockin' the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore
Even though Dwyane Wade's choice of outfit is questionable, clearly, his taste in watches is not. He is seen here wearing an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore chronograph with a brown leather strap. Dwyane Wade's new Miami Heat teammate, LeBron James, also has a Royal Oak …
Hodinkee Recommended Reading: Stephen Hallock's Watch Industry Insider's Blog "TickTocking"
The watch industry is a complex, living organism. It is made up of designers, suppliers, executives, marketers, distributors, retailers, press-folk, and of course consumers. One man who has played more than one of these roles is Stephen Hallock, President of MB&F NA (seen …
The AP Jules Audemars White Gold Diamond-Set Tourbillon Chronograph Minute Repeater (VIDEO)
The folks at Antiquorum released this video of expert Courtney Carter explaining one of the sale's sure-to-be highlights. This watch is complicated and expensive. It is an Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Tourbillon Chronograph Minute Repeater in white gold and set in …
The Timex Military Classic
Timex has a new military model available for sale on their website, and we love the styling as much as the price.
ZENTON (online watch builder)
By TLex I have three exciting pieces of news for you from Zenton!BUILD YOUR OWN Zenton now have an online watch builder. You can chose from 2 case finishes, 11 bezels, 16 dials and 15 handsets. You can then save your creation to your computer. Here are two I made earlier …
